Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 26, 1948

On This Day

Sunday, September 26, 1948

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	93	56	.624	--
Red Sox	92	57	.617	1.0
Yankees	92	57	.617	1.0
Athletics	83	66	.557	10.0
Tigers	74	74	.500	18.5
Browns	57	90	.388	35.0
Senators	53	95	.358	39.5
White Sox	49	98	.333	43.0

Games

Indians 4, Tigers 1

Yankees 6, Red Sox 2

White Sox 3, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	87	60	.592	--
Dodgers	82	67	.550	6.0
Cardinals	81	67	.547	6.5
Pirates	81	68	.544	7.0
Giants	76	73	.510	12.0
Phillies	64	86	.427	24.5
Reds	62	86	.419	25.5
Cubs	61	87	.412	26.5

Games

Braves 3, Giants 2

Dodgers 5, Phillies 1

Pirates 8, Reds 6

Pirates 8, Reds 5

Cardinals 5, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Danny Murtaugh	5
1	Dixie Walker	5
3	Stan Rojek	4
3	Johnny Wyrostek	4
5	5 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Joe Gordon	1
1	Tommy Henrich	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ralph Kiner	4
1	Virgil Stallcup	4
3	Bob Elliott	3
3	Tommy Henrich	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Bob Dillinger	1
1	Ed Fitz Gerald	1
1	Jim Hegan	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Feller	1.80
2	Tommy Byrne	0.78
3	Ralph Branca	0.71
4	Hal Newhouser	0.45
5	Randy Gumpert	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	9
2	Elmer Singleton	8
3	Tommy Byrne	7
3	Ralph Hamner	7
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Lombardi	1
1	Nels Potter	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.378
2	Ted Williams	.368
3	Lou Boudreau	.354
4	Dale Mitchell	.337
5	Richie Ashburn	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	39
2	Johnny Mize	39
4	Stan Musial	38
5	Hank Sauer	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	152
2	Vern Stephens	133
3	Stan Musial	126
4	Johnny Mize	124
5	2 tied	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	32
2	Bob Dillinger	26
3	Pee Wee Reese	24
3	Stan Rojek	24
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	2.29
2	Dutch Leonard	2.51
3	Johnny Sain	2.63
4	Johnny Schmitz	2.64
5	Gene Bearden	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	22
2	Bob Lemon	20
3	Harry Brecheen	19
3	Hal Newhouser	19
3	Vic Raschi	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	161
2	Harry Brecheen	143
3	Bob Lemon	142
4	Hal Newhouser	139
5	Rex Barney	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	17
1	Harry Gumbert	17
3	Joe Page	16
4	Ted Wilks	13
5	2 tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.438
2	Marv Rackley	.429
3	Dixie Walker	.413
4	Joe DiMaggio	.404
5	Paul Lehner	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Gordon	6
2	Del Ennis	5
2	Johnny Mize	5
2	Hank Sauer	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	18
2	Johnny Mize	15
3	Pat Mullin	14
3	Jerry Priddy	14
3	Dixie Walker	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
1	Stan Rojek	5
3	Grady Hatton	4
4	Marv Rackley	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Blix Donnelly	0.50
2	Harry Brecheen	0.72
3	Vern Bickford	1.08
4	Bob Feller	1.25
5	Joe Page	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	4
2	Gene Bearden	3
2	Harry Brecheen	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	32
2	Tommy Byrne	28
3	Rex Barney	17
4	Dutch Leonard	16
4	Hal Newhouser	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Milo Candini	2
1	Russ Christopher	2
1	Harry Gumbert	2
4	Hank Borowy	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dixie Walker	.420
2	Hank Majeski	.395
3	Danny Murtaugh	.386
4	Joe DiMaggio	.381
5	Stan Musial	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	11
2	Del Ennis	10
3	Joe Gordon	9
4	Tommy Henrich	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	39
2	Ralph Kiner	31
3	Hank Majeski	30
4	Ted Williams	29
5	Pat Mullin	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	11
2	Stan Rojek	9
3	Eddie Waitkus	7
4	Grady Hatton	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vern Bickford	1.00
2	Bob Feller	1.05
3	Johnny Sain	1.55
4	Harry Brecheen	1.58
5	Preacher Roe	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Johnny Sain	6
3	Gene Bearden	5
3	Tommy Byrne	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	51
2	Tommy Byrne	37
3	Rex Barney	36
4	Vic Raschi	35
5	Monty Kennedy	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Dave Koslo	3
3	Hank Behrman	2
3	Milo Candini	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.378
2	Ted Williams	.371
3	Lou Boudreau	.353
4	Dale Mitchell	.337
5	Richie Ashburn	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	40
2	Joe DiMaggio	39
2	Johnny Mize	39
4	Stan Musial	38
5	Hank Sauer	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe DiMaggio	153
2	Vern Stephens	134
3	Stan Musial	126
3	Ted Williams	126
5	2 tied	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	32
2	Bob Dillinger	26
3	Pee Wee Reese	24
3	Stan Rojek	24
5	Jackie Robinson	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	2.29
2	Dutch Leonard	2.51
3	Johnny Schmitz	2.55
4	Johnny Sain	2.65
5	Gene Bearden	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Sain	23
2	Bob Lemon	20
2	Hal Newhouser	20
4	Harry Brecheen	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	162
2	Hal Newhouser	147
3	Bob Lemon	146
4	Harry Brecheen	143
5	Johnny Sain	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Russ Christopher	17
1	Harry Gumbert	17
3	Joe Page	16
4	Ted Wilks	13
5	2 tied	10